Lighthouse, the bitcoin-powered crowdfunding application, raised 3.5 BTC for Medic Mobile during its first 24 hours. The Medic Mobile project, Lighthouse’s demo campaign, has now been reset to allow for an additional fundraising round to begin. The news comes via a blog post, in which Mike Hearn, the app’s developer, offers some updates and long-term plans. […]
Lighthouse Raises Charity Crowdfunding Target in 24 Hours
BitPay Launches Discussion Forum For Its Open-Source Projects
BitPay has launched ‘Labs’, a discussion forum for all of the firm’s open-source bitcoin projects. The bitcoin payment processor announced the news on its blog, saying that it believes “that reliable, open-source bitcoin infrastructure is crucial to widespread adoption”. The post described BitPay Labs as the “perfect place to ask questions, get feedback, and discuss ideas for […]
Coinbase Axes Tipping Feature Following ChangeTip’s Success
Bitcoin services provider Coinbase has announced it is shutting down its tip button effective 1st April, citing the traction of competitor ChangeTip. Perhaps most notably, Coinbase will be directing the 10,000 users its service has enrolled to ChangeTip in a bid of industry collaboration. Continue reading at CoinDesk Powered by WPeMatico
Plan to Distribute Bitcoin in Dominica Shelved
UPDATED (10th February 2015, 3:30am GMT): Updated with comment from project manager Sarah Blincoe. An event expected to involve the distribution of bitcoin to 70,000 residents of Dominica has been canceled. Continue reading at CoinDesk Powered by WPeMatico
SWIFT Event to Discuss Bitcoin’s Impact on Banking
An event to be held by the Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunication (SWIFT) next month is set to include a panel of payments and cryptocurrency professionals. Taking place in New York, the Business Forum panel will discuss cryptographic protocols and their potential impact on correspondent banks, those that provides services to other financial entities. […]
